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Penn State Harrisburg will present an Academic Perspective on Currents Events panel titled “Je suis Charlie? Criminology, Political Science and Homeland Security Perspectives on Countering Violent Extremism” on Wednesday, March 4 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.

In compliance with the “Timely Notice” provision of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, the University Police are giving notice of a disturbing act of violence reported to have occurred at the Olmsted Building on the Penn State Harrisburg campus.

Middletown, PA – Penn State Harrisburg Police are investigating the report of a series of aggravated assaults at the Olmsted Building that occurred between sometime between 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on February 26, 2015.

Every year, Penn State Harrisburg students join more than 15,000 other Penn State students to participate in The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. THON benefits the Four Diamonds Fund, which helps fund cancer care for children and their families at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. In 2014, Penn State Harrisburg raised nearly $50,000 contributing to the overall total raised of $13.3 million. This year, more than 80 Penn State Harrisburg students will attend THON 2015, February 20 through 22.